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Avery Island Wildlife

This gallery shows the wildlife we have photographed on Avery Island, Louisiana, which is one of five salt domes rising above the flat Louisiana coastal wetlands. The various species are shown in alphabetical order.
Avery Island is also the home of TABASCO Brand Pepper Sauce. More information on Avery Island is available at http://www.TABASCO.com, and http://www.Twitter.com/A_Island.
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    Black-bellied Whistler Ducks on Avery Island.
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    This flock of Lesser Scaup took off from a pond on Avery Island. They are the most abundant diving duck in North America, with a population estimated at 3.8 million. Here in Acadiana, with our French heritage, it is often called "Dogris" (pronounced doe gree), which is French for "grey back," The photo shows why. It migrates south as far as Central America in winter, and is also known in other areas as the Little Bluebill or Broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the name scaup may stem from the bird's preference for feeding on scalp - the Scottish word for clams, oysters, and mussels,